CVE-2016-10557
appium-chromedriver downloads Resources over HTTP
appium-chromedriver is a Node.js wrapper around Chromedriver. Versions below 2.9.4 download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves the module vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
appium-chromedriver is a Node.js wrapper around Chromedriver. Versions below 2.9.4 download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves the module vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
- Record
CVE-2016-10557- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-311, CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
appium-chromedriver is a Node.js wrapper around Chromedriver. Versions below 2.9.4 download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves the module vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
- Record
CVE-2016-10557- Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0300 No score
appium-chromedriver is a Node.js wrapper around Chromedriver. Versions below 2.9.4 download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves the module vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0300- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hc94-2wfr-4pwf
appium-chromedriver downloads Resources over HTTP
Affected versions of appium-chromedriver insecurely download resources over HTTP.
In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read items send over HTTP at will. In this case, that includes the chromedriver binary, which may result in remote code execution if overwritten with a malicious binary.
Recommendation
Update to version 2.9.4 or later.
- Record
GHSA-hc94-2wfr-4pwf- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
appium-chromedriver is a Node.js wrapper around Chromedriver. Versions below 2.9.4 download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves the module vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
- Record
CVE-2016-10557- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hc94-2wfr-4pwf
appium-chromedriver downloads Resources over HTTP
Affected versions of appium-chromedriver insecurely download resources over HTTP.
In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read items send over HTTP at will. In this case, that includes the chromedriver binary, which may result in remote code execution if overwritten with a malicious binary.
Recommendation
Update to version 2.9.4 or later.
- Record
GHSA-hc94-2wfr-4pwf- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
appium-chromedrivernpm |
before 2.9.4 | 2.9.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10557 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Appium Appium-chromedriver, published May 31, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in appium-chromedriver 2.9.4.